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Turn off ScreenSaver with Powershell

by Jacki Moody | Sep 9, 2013 | PowerShell, Windows

Turning off the screensaver can be done by using PowerShell to change three registry settings. You can check your current settings in your registry at this location: HKEY Current User\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Desktop Run this code in...

PowerShell Group Membership to CSV file

by Jacki Moody | Aug 21, 2013 | PowerShell

I love the new PowerShell 3.0 Active Directory commands. I find that I rarely need to use 3rd party cmdlets anymore. Today I was tasked with pulling group membership from a specific group in Active Directory and exporting specific data on each group member to a CSV...

PowerShell Security Warning

by Jacki Moody | Jul 23, 2013 | PowerShell

You may get the following security warning in Powershell even though you have your execution policy set to unrestricted. Security warning Run only scripts that you trust. While scripts from the internet can be useful, this script can potentially harm your computer....

PowerShell: Determine if string is null or is empty

by Jacki Moody | Jun 25, 2013 | PowerShell

PowerShell makes it easy to check if a string is null or empty. You use if (string) else. Setting your string variable to $null gives you an empty string: $mystringvar = $null if ($mystringvar) { “It is empty” } else { “It is not empty” }...

Active Directory PowerShell Commands

by Jacki Moody | Jun 14, 2013 | Active Directory, PowerShell

You can add Active Directory commands to PowerShell on a Windows 7 or Windows 8 workstation by adding the Remote Management Tools. Use one of these links to install the PowerShell Active Directory module for your client. Remote server administration tools for Windows...

Determine current version of PowerShell

by Jacki Moody | Jun 12, 2013 | PowerShell

PowerShell gives you an easy way to determine what version is installed on your computer. Use the automatic variable $PSVersionTable. Name —– Value —– PSVersion 3.0 WSManStackVersion 3.0 SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1 CLRVersion 4.0.30319.18046...